Downtown Portland, September 8, 2020 Because I am a Platinum Circle member of the organization, I was treated to a socially distanced, masked tour of ANTIFA (ahn-TEE-fah) World Headquarters in Downtown Portland. I was instructed to be at the front of the building at dawn. It … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Via Wikimedia Commons August 25, 1845 - King Ludwig II of Bavaria: ''There is a castle on a cloud. I like to go there in my sleep.'' Paul von Thurn und Taxis was a Bavarian prince who kept a diary, but like everything else concerning him or any of the powerful and … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Via YouTube July 28, 1929– Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: "There are two kinds of women, those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed." Except for that one brief moment with Pat Nixon, Melanie's is the only First Lady vulva I have ever … [Read more...]
Norwegian Government To Tear Down Building Adorned with Picasso Murals
Protesters are up in arms over the Norwegian government's plans to tear down a landmark building adorned with giant murals by Pablo Picasso. It's part of an effort to rebuild the government headquarters damaged in [Read more...]
‘The Golden Girls’ Home Is For Sale… for Only $3 Million
The house that served as the exterior for The Golden Girls has gone on the market for the first time ever. No word on whether Betty White will stop by with a cheesecake to welcome the new … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Eccentric, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson (Baron Berners)
Via Wikimedia Commons July 14, 1883 - Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson: "There is a good deal to be said for frivolity. Frivolous people, when all is said … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Architect, Philip Johnson
July 8, 1906– Philip Cortelyou Johnson: "All architects want to live beyond their deaths." Ohio born Philip Johnson is one of my favorite figures in the exalted field of Architecture; one of my passions, with 20th century American architecture as my focus. As I type that, I … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Burlesque Queen, Gracie Hansen
Photograph via Seattle Public Library Archives April 9, 1922– Gracie Hansen: "The only difference between a rut and a grave is the dimensions." The irrepressible Gracie Hansen is remembered, if she is remembered at all, for presenting showgirls in her … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1850, Los Angeles Becomes a City
Wikimedia Commons It all began in 1780 as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the river of Porziuncola). Los Angeles and I have a history. My father grew up in … [Read more...]
#Flashback1911: Rare Footage of NYC (with Sound) is MESMERIZING! Watch
New York City is practically a ghost town these days amid week 3 of a near total shutdown due to the coronavirus. See photographer Ruben Natal-San Miguel's recent photos of NYC sans people I posted on The WOW Report [Read more...]
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